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What a lovely song Robert.


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The vocals remind me of Tom Rapp and the more complex melody also gives me flickers of him too.
Lovely stuff.


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“we rolled up the clouds I lost some grey
to the rain and dust our own patch of dirt
in flints and flowers somewhere we dug up
the boy and girl we were”

Robert, this is a stunningly beautiful write. Rich, rich imagery.

The band, your vocal and the production more than do justice to the write.

And the strings were a very special addition.

Lovely!

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Gosh, this is a really beautiful song.

Great mix--perfect. Vocal sits perfectly. I can hear this on an album, easily.

Reminds me of Paul Simon.

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Originally Posted By: Al-David
Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Robert,

"Lovely" describes this in so many ways...

A lovely write, a lovely arrangement - perfect RT choices, A lovely vocal...

"in your bangles and petals I guess you heard
B-side songs from a lonely room"

Nice.

(This once brought to mind Murray McLauchlan)

fj


I agree with all that!! Except I don't know who Murray McLauchlan is. This is so well done in every way. One of my faves of yours for sure!! Take care. Greg


Everything Greg and Floyd said. There simply aren't enough superlatives to adequately describe the gentle beauty of this song. And wow - what gorgeous vocal! If beauty didn't already have a definition, this would be the perfect way to describe it.

Alan



Alan,
You made my day with that - very kind, sir!
This is the first time I`ve used the Reaper tuning feature to smooth some notes in the vocals;it surprised me how well it worked.

Robert

Originally Posted By: Scott C
Such a beautiful song Robert. Just love your folk songs. Such a lovely lyric. Well done...


Thanks,Scott - I wrote this while recovering from our last heavy song!

Robert



Originally Posted By: beatmaster
Nice write and vocals.

I liked this and enjoyed it.


Thanks for your listen.


Originally Posted By: Sundance
Robert this is sooo pretty. Poetic and earthy - real heart tugger with the vocal and arrangement.




Josie,
Glad you enjoyed this.Thanks for your positive comments.

Robert

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Wow - this is stunning smile The whole tune sounds so velvety and delicate. Your vocal performance sound so natural, and it is so tranquil and sincere. Simply put, this is just a beautiful song.

Really well done - thanks for sharing!


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Originally Posted By: guitar1
Robert, you have a powerful talent for visual imagery.

from a tower of clouds you can calculate
openings in the sky
`til someone dances through your design
springtime in her eye

Wonderful.



Thank you!

Originally Posted By: cliftond
Beautiful song Robert, such a top notch vocal to go with the music and lyrics!!


I appreciate that. My vocal processing has become just a bit more subtle which helps on a tune like this.

Robert

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Originally Posted By: JoanneCooper
What a lovely song Robert.


Thanks for the listen, Joanne!

Originally Posted By: rayc
The vocals remind me of Tom Rapp and the more complex melody also gives me flickers of him too.
Lovely stuff.


Thank you for that - will have to check out Tom Rapp`s solo songs ( I remember Pearls Before Swine from way back).

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“we rolled up the clouds I lost some grey
to the rain and dust our own patch of dirt
in flints and flowers somewhere we dug up
the boy and girl we were”

Robert, this is a stunningly beautiful write. Rich, rich imagery.

The band, your vocal and the production more than do justice to the write.

And the strings were a very special addition.

Lovely!

J&B



J&B,

That last verse is really there cos it would have meaning for my wife ( the song initially had only 3 verses).
Your listens and supportive comments are most appreciated.

Robert

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Originally Posted By: David Snyder

Gosh, this is a really beautiful song.

Great mix--perfect. Vocal sits perfectly. I can hear this on an album, easily.

Reminds me of Paul Simon.


David,

Thanks for that. Paul Simon`s early romantic songs are a big favourite of mine.

Robert

Originally Posted By: Deryk - PG Music
Wow - this is stunning smile The whole tune sounds so velvety and delicate. Your vocal performance sound so natural, and it is so tranquil and sincere. Simply put, this is just a beautiful song.

Really well done - thanks for sharing!


Deryk,
Those are some very nice things to say about this song: thank you!


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Hello, Robert

Very beautiful.
Your vocal perfectly fits this tune.
It is very nice and very natural to use the ordinary chord progression of D-Bm-G-A7, but using them shifting their bar lengths slightly.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

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Shigeki,
Thanks for those kind words- glad you liked this.

Robert

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